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Lauren Bird was a former reporter for Moneywise.com. Before writing about personal finance Lauren reported and produced for CBC and BBC Radio. Her work has also appeared in The Atlantic.

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‘The harms of being denied an abortion last for years’: Roe v. Wade decision will have dire financial consequences for millions

By Lauren Bird

07.11.2022

By Lauren Bird

07.11.2022
- Stay out of 'Financial La La Land': Suze Orman says most Americans need to do this to survive their next crisis
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  03.14.2023
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  03.14.2023
- 'There’s always vultures in any field': Savvy sellers capitalize on Queen Elizabeth's death as UK says goodbye
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  09.19.2022
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  09.19.2022
- Renovate, don’t relocate: Priced out of perfect homes, millennials are choosing to create them instead
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  08.17.2022
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  08.17.2022
- Paycheck to pawn shop: Americans financially ‘living on the edge’ are turning to pawn shop loans
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  09.30.2022
  
  By Lauren Bird
  
  09.30.2022

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by Lauren Bird

Bypass the 'velvet rope': Watch these assets if you're looking to bag a first-class deal on high-value luxury investments

By Lauren Bird

03.03.2023

By Lauren Bird

03.03.2023
Suze Orman says ‘$400 can make all the difference’ in an emergency yet one third of Americans don’t have that much — here's how to stop a rainy day from becoming a financial disaster

By Lauren Bird

01.26.2023

By Lauren Bird

01.26.2023
Suze Orman 'was so upset’ when the government made it easier to tap your 401(k) in a time of need — she has one big reason cash-strapped Americans should never borrow from their retirement

By Lauren Bird

03.20.2023

By Lauren Bird

03.20.2023
'Unconstitutional exercise': A federal judge in Texas just struck down President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan — this is what the White House plans to do next

By Lauren Bird

11.11.2022

By Lauren Bird

11.11.2022
The 'red wave' turned into a 'red ripple' on Tuesday — and the hot-button issue of abortion is one of the big reasons why. Here are the financial implications

By Lauren Bird

11.10.2022

By Lauren Bird

11.10.2022
Stay out of 'Financial La La Land': Suze Orman says most Americans need to do this to survive their next crisis

By Lauren Bird

03.14.2023

By Lauren Bird

03.14.2023
Assumable mortgage is increasingly attractive for both buyers and sellers

By Lauren Bird

10.26.2022

By Lauren Bird

10.26.2022
Pfizer just announced plans to sell its COVID-19 vaccine for at least $110 a dose in 2023 ⁠— that's a markup of about 10,000%

By Lauren Bird

10.24.2022

By Lauren Bird

10.24.2022
US home sales, listings both plunged over 20% in September — the biggest drop since the start of the pandemic. But houses are still getting pricier. Here's how

By Lauren Bird

10.21.2022

By Lauren Bird

10.21.2022
The beleaguered IRS is getting an $80 billion boost and experts hope the funding will ‘pay dividends’ for taxpayers

By Lauren Bird

10.21.2022

By Lauren Bird

10.21.2022
Virtually all PPP loans are being forgiven — despite concerns about fraud, undeserving recipients. And all you need is a simple one-page form to get relief

By Lauren Bird

10.17.2022

By Lauren Bird

10.17.2022
Thousands of government officials owned or traded stocks that stood to rise or fall with decisions their agencies made, WSJ finds — here's what else the hidden records show

By Lauren Bird

10.14.2022

By Lauren Bird

10.14.2022
America's 6 biggest banks are expected to set aside $4.5 billion in Q3 to cover future loan losses — why that's a clear bad sign for the global economy

By Lauren Bird

10.12.2022

By Lauren Bird

10.12.2022
Did you buy a house before the pandemic? If you waited until last year or you're still renting, you'll likely be on the wrong side of a growing national wealth divide — here's why

By Lauren Bird

01.06.2023

By Lauren Bird

01.06.2023
'A major problem': The US is now a record $31 trillion in debt, made worse by rising interest rates — and this is who holds the IOUs

By Lauren Bird

12.15.2022

By Lauren Bird

12.15.2022
Paycheck to pawn shop: Americans financially ‘living on the edge’ are turning to pawn shop loans

By Lauren Bird

09.30.2022

By Lauren Bird

09.30.2022
House Democrats have officially drafted a bill that bans politicians, judges, their spouses and children from trading stocks — but here's what they're still allowed to own and do

By Lauren Bird

11.04.2022

By Lauren Bird

11.04.2022
These 4 big US housing markets experienced the biggest drops in August — and 3 of them are from the same state

By Lauren Bird

09.24.2022

By Lauren Bird

09.24.2022
Time is running out: How to claim your share of $1.2 billion in IRS rebates before it's too late

By Lauren Bird

09.29.2022

By Lauren Bird

09.29.2022
US home values in August fell by the largest amount since 2011. But these 4 large markets actually saw an increase — do you live in one of these cities?

By Lauren Bird

09.22.2022

By Lauren Bird

09.22.2022
Round up the receipts: Here's why you should hold onto the bill when you donate at the register

By Lauren Bird

11.23.2022

By Lauren Bird

11.23.2022
Couple privilege: The wealth gap between single and married Americans has more than doubled in the last decade — how do you get ahead when it’s just you?

By Lauren Bird

11.24.2022

By Lauren Bird

11.24.2022
'There’s always vultures in any field': Savvy sellers capitalize on Queen Elizabeth's death as UK says goodbye

By Lauren Bird

09.19.2022

By Lauren Bird

09.19.2022
Should you tip your veterinarian? Consumers ‘shocked’ to see more and more businesses prompt patrons for tips

By Lauren Bird

09.13.2022

By Lauren Bird

09.13.2022

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